The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-06-07

The announcement was received with
very marked manifestation of excitement,
which was not little enhanced by Messrs.
Hustace and Morgan promptly declining
10 fill the positions to which they had just
been elected in conjunction with Mr.. Mon
sarrat. Lusty cheers were given in their
favor by supporters of the Wilson ticket,
and when these had subsidized the chairman
stated that it was his duty to note the OBJ
iections of Mr.. C. B. Wilson to the election
of his opponent on the ground that he was
of the opinion that the number of the
Pacific Hose COmpany'S members had been
..raudulently cast. He would have to
report this to the Board Of delegates.
Mr. Wilson, who was received with
cheers from his supporters, said Mr..
Chairman, Gentlemen and Brother Fire
men-You have heard the result of the
election, and the course pursued by two OF
those you have seen fit to elect. You will
notice by the result that 3S3 votes have
been polled, which is Il greater number
than at any past election for this depart
ment We all know that the Pacific Hose
Company has had the smallest number of
members of any company i'll this depart
ment for the past eighteen months and up
to within the last thirty days. Since then
they have had "a hundred men upon thei!
roll. Where did they all come from. They
have been enrolled within the last thirty
days Some are seafaring men, and MANY
of them are persons who have no interest
in the Experimentation never were fire
men, and never intended to be. Cap
i,Iause) They have enrolled an extra
number of men to carry the election, which
YOU can see by the result of the election
This evening. They have placed men il
The company to interfere with the rights al
hose who have supported this department
ince its rganization-men who hav, |
served it for ten wears. They hav,
Flowed people to come in and becom,
members, and though they have not beer
II the department forty-eight hours they |
ave the same rights as the older member |
( leave it with you, gent emen, to Sc,
whether their action Is right or not. A |
ne same time l thank all those 1877 voter
ho have supported me this evening.
Three hearty cheers were given Tor Nj |
wilson.
Mr. Monsarrat said that Mr.. Wilson ha.
ha lenged certain votes. He was awdr
hat some new member had recently been
Admitted to the Pac fic Hose Company /
ut Il year ago, when he was First Assis
mt Engineer, he proposed tina the CON
panies be limited to fifty members Thu
would have provided az inst the abu>,
complained Of But Mr. wilson was ON,
Of those who opposed the measure. VIII
not have ought it before the legislature
Mr.. Wilson evidently thought that meet
ing was held on Friday night to ect new
to influence the election, but az
4 matter OF fact only two members Were
elected on that occasion, and those two
Hid not vote. CAT this stage the speakers
were lost amid the general DIS
order that prevailed. There were cries q.
wharf rats, 2" and other EXPLANATIONS were
ieard above the DIM He was sorry
hat the two gentlemen elected under him
had refused TO serve. He supposed, how
.yer, ne would be thrown out before the
Board.
Foreman Norton of the Hook and Lad
Ter Company said that as far as the cleo
ion was concerned he was not interested
me way or tn other. He had told his
'oys to vote whichever way they wanted
of they believed in Wilson not to go
lack on him, or if they thought Monsarrat
he better man to vote for him.
Mr.. Asche, one of the defeated candi-
ates, returned thanks.
The Chairman said that with regard to
he manner in which the election was con
ucted there was every reason for congrat
lation, for it was one OF the most peacea-
lie in the history of the Honolulu Fire De
artment. He thanked his brother fire
men for their forbearance. There was
zone of the push, push" business. As
0 the declination of two elected eandi-
ates, it was not for him to go into that
question, or whether any of the gentlemen
we're fairly elected. 1t might be decided
hat inasmuch as these designations had
AIKEN place the defeated candidates would
occupy the positions. He could not say.